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Oz Lotto Jackpot Prize Shoot Up To $100 Million
Oz Lotto Division 1 jackpot prize
continues to excite the players as it shoots up to a staggering $100 million.
It is now recorded as the biggest prize amount in the history of Australian lotto.
According to Theaustralian.com, the Oz Lotto Division 1 has
not yet declared a winner since the $13 million win of one unnamed lotto player
last August 28.
Jan Stewart, Chief Executive
Officer of Lotterywest, claimed that the “record breaking $100
million draw is likely to create great excitement across the nation.” With
that, expectations run high for Lotterywest to put up on the market 1.2 million
tickets for the next draw. "We're sure this draw will capture the
imagination of Lotto players around the State as they participate in the
largest jackpot in Australian Lotto history," Stewart further stated.
In the past eight
weeks, Lotterywest’s towering ticket sales has helped in raising an
approximated $16 million for the local community of Western Australia. Now, the
lotto jackpot draw for next week is estimated to further raise an amount of $9
million.
Even though the Oz
Lotto Division 1 did not have any lucky winners during the $70 million jackpot
draw, there are still some WA players who were able to win prizes in the other
divisions like the two fortunate players who will go home to with the Division
2 prize of $53,228.30.
Meanwhile, the Lotto
tickets are available until 5pm next Tuesday from the Lotterywest retailers
across WA or from their website: www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au.
Man Ascends One of the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers with His Bionic Leg
Who says having a disability ceases
someone to achieve something? Amputee Zac Vawter proved that climbing 103
floors of the Willis Tower in Chicago with his bionic or mind-controlled leg is
just a piece of cake. The 31-year-old Vawter made record as the first person to
complete the remarkable climb with a bionic leg in approximately 45 minutes.
In “SkyRise
Chicago,” a charity event that raises funds for Chicago’s Rehabilitation
Institute, Zac Vawter gladly took participation for his bionic leg’s first public
assessment after a motorcycle accident cost him his right leg. As Vawter took
the stairs, his determination and concentration enabled the motors, chains and
belts on his 10 lbs. prosthetic leg to coordinate with the ankle and knee
movements. Researchers and officials of the institute cheerfully applauded and
celebrated with Vawter’s fantastic leg performance.
"Everything
went great. The prosthetic leg did its part, and I did my part,” Vawter said in
a Newsday.com report. "A lot of people say that losing a leg is like
losing a loved one. You go through a grieving process. You and establish a new
normal in your life and move on. Today was a big event. It's just neat to be a
part of the research and be a part of RIC," Vawter further shared.
In
preparation for the climb at the Willis Tower, Zac Vawter revealed that he trained
on a small gym escalator. Also, the researchers have adjusted all of the
technological features of the bionic leg to guarantee its response to Vawter’s
thoughts.
Joanne
Smith, the Rehabilitation Institute's CEO, said “This event was a research
project for us. We were testing the leg under extreme conditions. Very few
patients who will use the leg in the future will be using it for this purpose.
From that perspective, its performance was beyond measure.”
Also, Levi
Hargrove, the institute’s Center for Bionic Medicine lead researcher believes
that their team needs more effort to construct rock solid devices that are more
than just a research prototype. "We've come a long way, but we have a long
way to go," Hargrove said.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Experience Fun Learning with Mathletics Student App in iPad
Now that the world’s leading
educational tool Mathletics Student has already been launched on iPad, it is
believed that young learners will definitely enjoy studying more as a result. According
to a recent study by 3P Learning, the motivating force behind Mathletics, two
out of three students can access a hand-held device in their home by 2015 since
tablet computers are quickly becoming the ideal medium for teaching. With that,
the Mathletics Student App is expected to entice more students with its wide-ranging
collection of course outlines and evaluations.
Also, Mathletics has a collection of
reporting and lesson-building tools that are very helpful to teachers and
parents. Designed for the students’ respective skills and ability
ranging from the age of 4-18, a combination of online games, eBooks, syllabus
activities and videos are generated for an entirely engaging learning
environment.
Harry Ohlsen, Head of
the Mobile Development at 3P Learning, said that "The app is a world first
in e-learning. Packing our student interface, extensive curriculum content and
a brand new version of Live Mathletics into a tablet involved significant
technical challenges. We wanted to go beyond simply making Mathletics
work on an iPad, just a website on a tablet - that's not our way. Our user
interface, graphic design and back-end teams all put in 110% over many months
to make this a reality. We hope students enjoy using the app as much as
we enjoyed building it!"
On the other hand, Tim
Power, Managing Director of 3P Learning, declared "Mathletics has long
since ridden the wave of gamification, advancing beyond it to pioneer what we
call the "learnification of gaming". With the advancements in
Mathletics as well as our upcoming developments too, this is a real
next-generation release. We're going far beyond simply using game environments
as a means to engage students. We are creating immersive worlds of learning for
our schools, using the latest technology along the way. The iPad app is just
another way we are achieving this.”
As an accomplishment,
Mathletics has already been declared winner of numerous major awards for
innovation since its establishment back in 2006. Currently, over 2 million
students in more than 150 countries use Mathletics. According to
Heraldonline.com, over 15 billion questions and curriculum activities have been
completed by the students online.
Mathletics
Student is now available in the iTunes App Store where it can be downloaded for
free. Students are required to have an existing Mathletics account or subscription
in order to launch the application. Meanwhile, a sister app for Android tablets is reportedly
scheduled for a release soon.
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